Donewell vs 7shifts
7shifts is scheduling software, and its task lists are sold as an add-on: $12.99 a month for each location, or included in its Premium plan. Donewell is the checklist itself — every item signed off by name, photo proof where it matters, a morning email of anything missed — for $9.95 a month or $99 a year for one location, with your whole crew on it. That is less than the 7shifts task-list add-on on its own.
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Why restaurants choose Donewell for their checklists
- Proof, not initials. Every item is signed off on a phone by a named person, with the time it was done. The items that matter take a photo with the camera opened right on the item.
- One flat price for the whole crew. $9.95 a month or $99 a year for one location. No per-user fee, so you never think twice about adding the dishwasher or the new closer.
- Works where kitchens are. Sign-offs save on the phone first and send when there is signal, so the walk-in, the basement and the patio all work.
- You find out by morning. One email the next day lists anything that was not done, so you do not have to go looking.
- Running tonight. Pick a ready-made restaurant template, invite your crew by email, and they are signing off at close. No call, no demo, no card for the trial.
Donewell and 7shifts side by side
| Donewell | 7shifts, as published | |
|---|---|---|
| Price for checklists | $9.95 a month or $99 a year for one location, on the pricing page. Everything included. | Task Management — “customizable digital tasks lists you can assign” — is an add-on at $12.99 a month for each location, or included in the Premium plan. |
| What the price is built around | The checklist. It is the whole product. | Scheduling plans, priced for each location with an employee limit on most of them. Prices change with team size and billing period. |
| Free to start | 14 days of everything, free, with no card. The ten restaurant templates on this site are free to use with no account at all. | “Comp”: free scheduling for a single location, up to 15 employees. Task lists are not listed in it. |
| Built for | Built for one job: proving the open and the close got done. Named sign-offs, photo proof, readings checked against your ranges, and a morning email listing anything missed. | Scheduling and labour: time clocking, labour compliance, a manager log book, team messaging, and on Premium payroll, tips, training and onboarding. |
| Photo proof and no signal | The phone’s camera opens right on the item, with no gallery button. Every photo is stamped with the time it was taken and the time it arrived, and named to the person who took it. Every sign-off is saved on the phone first and sent when there is signal. The walk-in and the basement just work. | Not described for task lists on the pricing page. |
| Getting started | About ten minutes from a ready-made restaurant template. No call, no demo, no onboarding fee. | “Start a trial, it’s free!” The trial length is not stated on the pricing page. |
7shifts figures from at 7shifts.com/pricing. 7shifts prices its plans by team size and billing period; see its page for yours.
Does 7shifts have restaurant checklists?
Yes, as Task Management: “customizable digital tasks lists you can assign”. It is listed at $12.99 a month for each location, or included in the Premium plan. Donewell’s whole subscription is $9.95 a month, and the checklist is all it is built to do.
Can I use Donewell with 7shifts?
Yes. Keep scheduling in 7shifts and run the open and the close in Donewell — no integration needed. 7shifts decides who is working; Donewell proves what they did, when, and with what photo. Your crew signs in with their email, and you get one email in the morning saying what was not done.
How do I start?
- Start the trial and pick a restaurant template — closing, opening, temperature log — or start from a blank list.
- Invite your crew by email. They sign in with a link; there is no password to forget.
- They sign off tonight. You get the first morning email tomorrow.
Not ready? Try a free restaurant checklist in your browser first — no account needed.
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